Date of intake:: 12/10/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (No Known History)

Other Notes:: **Previous assessments can be given upon request**

Date of assessment:: 1/21/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Jumping up on desk, couch and onto handler, sniffing around the room Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body, wagging tail Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler, neutral body Knock Knock comments: Approaches handle readily, jumps up Toy Toy comments: Grips firm and becomes tense

Summary:: 12/17/25: Taz greets another dog at the gate with a tense body. He attempts to push his nose through the fence, bouncing back and forth.

Summary (5):: 2/15/26: Taz is at the front of the kennel, jumping up and down repeatedly and pawing at the kennel. He is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel. He is brought downstairs to the street where he continues to pull hard. Taz is put in a leash harness. On the harness, his pulling becomes more moderate. He relieves himself a few times. Occasionally, Taz will turn towards the handler and sit for treats. Taz is walked back to the shelter. He sees a familiar handler in the hallway and interacts with them. He is given a toy and grabs it briefly before dropping it and sitting in front of the familiar handler again. He is given treats and when his kennel is ready he pulls hard back to kennel and is returned without issue. 2/3/26: ACS report that while in the yard Taz chewed off his collar and began resource guarding it in the yard. 2/3/26: Taz is at the front jumping up and down barking, he is easily leashed pulls hard out of the room. Taz is taken to the street where he continues to pull hard. Handler scatters treats and puts Taz in leash harness. He is then taken to the street for his walk. Taz hard stares dogs with a tense body and forward posture when they pass by, squeakers is not as successful in redirecting him but saying "hey!" catches his attention. Handler tosses treats and he follows. Taz relieves himself and is walked back to the shelter. He is returned to kennel without issue. 01/28/26: Taz is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins vocalizing intensely while jumping at the kennel bars and is briefly distracted with treats. He is leashed while distracted and taken to the street for his walk, he pulls hard out the room and continues to pull out to the street for his walk. Outside Taz continues pulling hard and does not stop throughout the walk. He pulls toward people on the street and is difficult to redirect, while walking he sees other dogs and will briefly pull towards them till line of sight is broken. After a while he is brought back inside and allows handler to clip his leash, he is returned to kennel and interaction is ended.

Summary (6):: 1/21/26: Taz is lying down at the back of the kennel. He is easily leashed and pulls hard to the street. He continues to pulls hard towards various spots on the street to sniff. Taz is placed in a leash harness where he pulls less. He relieves himself and is walked back to the assessment office. Taz pulls hard around the office jumping up onto desks, the couch and onto some shelves. He is redirected with treats. After his assessment, he is given a toy which he carries as he pulls hard back to kennel and is returned without issue. 1/16/26: Taz is at the front loose and wiggly jumping on the kennel door. He is leashed using a treat as alure. He pulls hard out of the room but last second attempts to go towards the kennels. Handler is able to pull him away. In the yard he relieves himself immediately and sniffs and marks. He stands patiently as handler picks up his feces and then bounces away. He will sit for treats. He is easily returned to kennel. 1/15/26- Taz is at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body, he is easily leashed. He pulls hard exiting the room and taken to the play yard. He is placed on a drag leash. He is social with handler and gently takes treats from their hand. He allows handler to scratch his head, back and neck. He leans into handler's legs when they scratch his side. Another handler passes the pen and Taz goes to the fence. He stands watching the dog pass with a neutral body, handler uses their squeaker and he comes back to handler. Taz is rewarded. He does zoomies for a moment in the pen, he automatically sits when treats are presented. He is leashed and has a moderate pull towards the passing kennels. He readily goes back into kennel without issue. 1/14/26: Taz is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he jumps up at the kennel door softly but is redirected with treats and is leashed while distracted. He exits kennel pulling moderately and walks with handler out to the street for his walk. Outside Taz pulls moderately and sees dogs outside but shows minimal interest in them. He accepts treats tossed by handler and approaches handler occasionally sniffing their hand for treats. Taz passes people on the street without issue and stops to sniff or to relieve himself on his walk. After walking for a while he is brought back inside and returned without issue.

Summary (7):: 1/12/26: It is reported that after exiting kennel Taz pulls towards the other dogs in the kennel room. When the handler shortens their leash Taz lunges towards the handler's knee with an open mouth. The handler was able to straight arm Taz and keep him away. 1/10/26: Taz is toward front of kennel, initially neutral body but becomes loose, exuberant, as handler unlocks door. Taz jumps up with front paws on door, drops to all 4's to take treats, is easily leashed. Taz exits with moderate pulling, neutral forward body, mildly panting. Taz is walked on sidewalk, is social with handler, checks in visually for verbal cues, sits and takes treats for sit commands. Taz's pulling becomes more mild but remains consistent. Taz, allows gentle petting, with neutral-soft body. Taz is walked back to MACC, he baulks briefly outside of kennel but follows a treat trail into kennel. 12/26/25: Taz is laying down on his bed and then stands up with a soft body. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. Once outside, Taz sees another dog ahead; he disengages when the handler calls him and he jumps on them with a soft body, receiving pets. On the street, Taz walks with moderate to hard pulling. When seeing another dog, Taz looks at them with a neutral body, but disengages when the handler calls him or adds leash pressure to guide him away. After the walk, the handler clips their leash and walks Taz to his kennel. Taz hesitates entering his kennel, so the handler gently adds leash tension and he walks inside. 12/19/25: Taz is laying on his bed engaging with a toy when handler approaches. He comes forward soft body and wagging tail as the door is unlocked. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He is walked on the street where he pulls moderately hard towards trees to mark and sniff. He is aloof, not checking in with handler and does not respond when called. He tolerate petting from handler but does not seek more. He is easily redirected towards handler and treats when another dog passes by. He returns to kennel without issue. 12/11/25 For assessment: Taz is loose bodied at front of kennel, as handler approaches he stands on hindlegs with front paws on kennel, he drops, stands again hind-legs, repeats several times. When kennel door is unlocked Taz tries to push head out of kennel door hard, however is easily leashed with a treat lure. Taz pulls hard out of kennel, is neutral-forward bodied on sidewalk and pulls less. He does not sit but takes treats offered. Taz is walked Taz sees a LMB exiting MACC, the LMB pulls hard toward Taz and vocalizes, Taz pulls toward L

Date of intake:: 12/10/2025

Summary:: Staff easily leashed the dog and placed it in a kennel

Date of initial:: 12/10/2025

Summary:: Wagging tail and jumping up for attention, Becomes tense for hands on exam around face

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Taz so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No Children: Due to Taz strength and lack of impulse control we recommend a home with no children. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Parks: Due to on leash reactivity we recommend a single pet home no trips to the dog park.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners/Poor Impulse Control: During his assessment Taz was observed to jump up multiple times on handlers and in general. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control his impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Mouthiness/Poor Bite Inhibition: During his assessment Taz accepted treats with moderate pressure at times. This is a behavior that should be extinguished through training alternate behaviors and lack of reward (ex. walking away whenever Taz's teeth make contact with skin). Please see handout on Mouthiness. On Leash Reactivity: Taz has been obsvered to pull towards the other dogs in the kennel room. When the handler shortens their leash Taz lunges towards their knee with an open mouth. Taz will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Low Threshold for Arousal: During his assessment Taz began jumping up toward handler and the leash while jogging in the office. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Taz to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. He should be rewarded with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Taz. Please see handout on Arousal.